Phaseolus aconitifolius

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Phaseolus aconitifolius in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Phaseolus aconitifolius, Jacq. Moth Bean. A diffuse trailing plant, 1-2 ft. long with slender sts. loosely covered with rather stiff, brown hairs: lfts. 3-5-lobed at the apex for one-fourth to one-half their length, the lobes narrow; stipules small, narrow, and pointed: fls. very small, yellowish, in heads on the ends of hairy axillary peduncles: pod becoming 2 in. long, nearly cylindrical, glabrous; seeds clay-colored, cylindrical, distinctly elongated, average weight about .03 gram.; hilum less than 1 / 12in. (2 mm.) long. India, where it is cult, for human food and for forage, but only rarely seen in collections in this country. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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